Edward Uihlein
Edward Gustav Uihlein (19 October 1845 - 25 January 1921) was a German Americans, German American business executive, horticulturist, real estate investor, and philanthropist. He was best known as the vice president of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. Early life and education Eduard Güstav Ühlein was the 3rd of 9 children born to Josef Benedikt Ühlein and Katharina,(née Krug). His parents were proprietors of the ''Gasthaus zur Krone'' (the Crown), a popular Inn in Wertheim. As a child he played the violin and was a member of the Catholic church choir. In 1849 his maternal Uncle, Georg “August” Krug opened a small brewing business in Milwaukee, WI that eventually became the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, Joseph Schlitz Brewery. Business career Uihlein was educated in Wertheim but left school at age 14 to take on a mercantile apprenticeship working for Joseph Knapp in Miltenberg. In June 1864, Uihlein accompanied the Uhrig family and emigrated to St. Louis where he wo ...
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